Overview
Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.
Top Cast
Stephen Archibald
Jamie
Joseph Blatchley
Robert
Paul Kermack
Jamie's father
Jessie Combe
Father's wife
William Carroll
Their son, Archie
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Morag McNee
Father's girlfriend
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Lennox Milne
Grandmother
John Young
Shop assistant
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Movie Info
Release Date
November 1, 1978
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama
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